Race 3 (278)
O'BRIEN HANDICAP Rating:40-16 1800m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 1 | DASH FOR VICTORIES (CB389) | C Soumillon | -- | Behind midfield. Ran on well in straight, getting a narrow victory in a 3-horse battle at finish. |
| 2 | 5 | WINNING ASSOCIATES (CA116) | H K Yim | -- | Rear. Last and widest turning in. Ran on strongly final 250 M, just missed narrowly. |
| 3 | 10 | NAZAKAT II (BV204) | D Whyte | B | Mainly 6th to straight. Ran on well but was bumped twice near 200 M. Just missed marginally. (See Racing Incidents.) |
| 4 | 3 | INCREDIBLE (CA359) | G Mosse | B | Towards rear. Made good progress from outside rounding home bend to reach 3rd on straightening. Hit front 300 M. Kept on when headed 100 M. |
| 5 | 6 | PREDATOR (CA186) | G Schofield | SR | Towards rear. Shifted out for a clear run early straight. Ran on to be nearest at finish. |
| 6 | 11 | TALK OF THE TOWN (CA339) | J Spencer | -- | Midfield. Dropped back a bit to behind midfield final turn. Unable to find clear passage early straight. Ran on when in clear 200 M. |
| 7 | 4 | COMFORT (BT156) | R Fradd | B | Rear. Crept closer order turning in. Unable to quicken inside 200 M. |
| 8 | 13 | HEART'S DESIRE (CA348) | P Smullen | B | In touch. Weakened 250 M. |
| 9 | 7 | OPTIC DYNAMIC (CA320) | C Williams | B | Soon led. Headed 300 M. Kept on until weakened closing stages. |
| 10 | 8 | SECOND OPINION (CA081) | A Suborics | SR | Jumped well from widest draw, soon dropped back to the rear group. No significant progress in straight. |
| 11 | 12 | WIN FORTUNE (CB338) | Y T Cheng | B | Soon 2nd. Joined the lead final turn. Found no extra when headed 300 M. |
| 12 | 9 | CAVIAR ONE (CA272) | S Dye | BO/SR | Slowly away, towards rear. No response when given reminders final turn. (Mucus in trachea.) |
| 13 | 14 | DANELAW (BV212) | W M Lai | SR2 | In touch, was 3rd from 1400 M. Failed to hold place soon after straightening. |
| 14 | 2 | PERFECT MOMENT (CA220) | D Dunn | -- | Soon 5th. Dropped out from 300 M. (Bled.) |
| B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
| CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
| PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
| TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
| "1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |